This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity
California-based Vast Space has big ambitions. The company is aiming to launch a commercial space station, the Haven-2, into low Earth orbit by 2028, which would allow astronauts to stay in space after the decommissioning of the International Space Station…
This New AI Search Engine Has a Gimmick: Humans Answering Questions
On top of that, he claims that Pearl is significantly less likely to provide misinformation than many other AI search engines—which he believes are likely to deal with “a tidal wave” of lawsuits based on bad answers they give. “Those…
Singapore’s Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban
Panic over the US TikTok ban increased usage and downloads of a slew of alternative social media apps, including Texas-based Clapper, Chinese-owned RedNote, and Likee, a little-known platform out of Singapore with an AI-powered video feed similar to TikTok’s, according…
Mexico Rushes to Help Stranded Migrants After Trump Shuts Down the CBP One App
The Mexican government has announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is in response to the strict immigration policy that President Donald Trump announced on January…
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
Samsung employs Corning’s new Gorilla Armor 2 glass on the S25 Ultra, which supposedly has 29 percent better resistance to fractures than the original Gorilla Armor on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Interestingly, Samsung says it saw a 60 percent drop…
Samsung Says Its Galaxy S25 Is ‘Qi2 Ready.’ Here’s What That Really Means
This is important because, while we MagSafe lovers have made do with MagSafe Android phone cases these past few years, there’s always been a caveat that these cases may not work with all MagSafe products. With Qi2 Ready cases, you…
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
As avian influenza rages through birds and dairy cattle across the United States, Georgia has become the latest state to detect the virus in a commercial poultry flock, and on Friday, it halted all poultry sales to mitigate further spread…
11 Best Android Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Other Phones to Consider Google Pixel 9. Photograph: Julian Chokkattu We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you’ll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven’t yet done so, check…
eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars
Secondhand phones with TikTok installed are being listed on eBay for thousands of dollars. And it appears that some people might actually be buying them. Despite US president Donald Trump signing an executive order on Monday delaying any potential ban…
Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad
Addressing a single executive order from Donald Trump’s voluminous first-day edicts is like singling out one bullet in a burst from an AK-47. But one of them hit me in the gut. That is “Establishing and Implementing the President’s Department…